Chapter 45

And so we did some more heavy lifting, it wasn’t really that hard since the machines were already indoors but it was still a great piece of work. Proving that he can be less of a dick, Logan stayed over and helped, he even contributed to some ideas that I would maybe consider in the future. Sparks being the amazing lady she was, supervised the whole thing and made sure her ideas were heard and visions were seen, I know I’ve said this before but she’s pretty amazing. To my major suprise Hayley stayed over too and tried to help looking as uncomfortable as a woman in a dress and heels would look in a gym lifting weights. I’m leaving that to your imagination.

It was currently 6.00 p.m. After the guys had their few smoke breaks and came back more energized, they helped finish move the cable crossover machine to the area Sparks thought was more suitable. And I was just out on my smoke break when Sparks called me in.

“What do you think?” she asks referring to the gym her eyebrows raised and I blow out the smoke and nod, it looked pretty amazing. The cable row machine together with the weights and cable crossover were placed in the far left spacious corner opposite the treadmills and near the glass door entrance were the bikes facing forward with the trainers’ bike where Logan was seated as if preparing to use the bike but was on his phone. Hayley was on her phone looking a bit worried for some reason and the boys had disappeared into my office. All in all the place looked pretty neat.

“Wow” I raise my eyebrows studying the place, then place the joint between my lips taking a long pleasing drag before puffing the smoke out and looking to my side at Sparks.

“Wow” she repeats and I can’t help but notice the proud smile she has when she looks at me. So sweet.

“You wanna know something?” she nods looking at me curiously “I didn’t think working and lifting heavy shit could make someone look so freaking sexy”.

“Ugh shut up” she rolls her eyes and looks away then looks back at me… “Tell me more” she raises her eyebrows a playful grin on her face and I chuckle pulling her to me by the waist but she swats my hand away quicker than I can say ‘ow’. “Not while you’re still smoking that thing” she points at the blunt in my other hand. Oh.

I take on last drag before dropping the remaining joint on the grey rough tiled floor and stepping on it. “What? It’ll get cleaned” I defend when I find Sparks glaring at me. “Now come here” I take the opportunity to pull her to me “My super strong sexy lady”.

“Don’t call me that” she chuckles slightly shoving my shoulder then placing her arms around my neck.

“Seriously though, you’re amazing” I study her caramel eyes that have a sparkle to them today matching the bright smile she has and just when my eyes drop to her lips we get interrupted.

“So it is true?” we all look to our side to find Logan with an un-readable look on his face. “This is really happening?” he points between Sparks and I and she drops her hands from around my neck. Does this mean trouble? I mean it was pretty visible that something was going on between Sparks and I. But now he’s somehow cought us in the action and I don’t know what to say, I can’t threaten him, he’s Sparks’ brother. Unless she wants me to. So I just stay quiet and wait for Sparks to speak.

“I’d say yes, but I don’t think it’s any of your business. You don’t see me asking you questions when I see you walking around with different girls every single hour of everyday” Sparks crosses her arms across her chest. Whoa, if I remember correctly, he was the one that snitched on her back then to her homophobic mother so was talking to him like that really the answer and was threatning him an option?… Just asking.

“Whoa, easy there… I was just asking” he raises his hands in defense.

“I’m grown now Logan and I don’t need you watching my every move and telling on me to mother… I can make my own decisions” she points him and I just shut my mouth and watch this exchange. I’ll only interfere when I’m told. Its family business after all.

“Who said I was gonna tell mother anything? Look we’ve all done shit that mother wouldn’t be proud hearing and I have nothing against who you are and what you do, I just wanted to know” he says and Sparks’ tensed shoulders slightly relax. “I’m sorry about back then, I was a child. I’m grown now, I’ve seen things and learned things… you can say I’m more open minded” he shrugs looking at his sister with loving eyes? Huh, he isn’t such a dick after all.

“You serious?” Sparks eyes him suspiciously.

“Yes I am Flamey, cammon… I’m a man now” she rolls her eyes a small smile on her lips. Was this their ‘I support you regardless of your sexuality talk?’ “And besides if one girl is hot on her own, imagine two girls”. I know right?

“Okay that’s enough, you’ve made your point, thank you for trying to act like a grown up about this” she tells him. It was cute when she stood up for herself though. She was ready to fight.

“Of course, you’re my sister and I love you no matter how bitchy you are” he says pulling her in for a hug and I cant help but smile. This is sweet.

“I love you too Log” she mumbles against his chest. Then his eyes shift to me and we stare at each other for a few seconds before I roll my eyes. Is he gonna give me the ‘don’t break her heart’ talk? Because no… just no.

He pulls out of the hug his stare not breaking then he opens his mouth and closes it, probably because I’m glaring at him at this point.. make it quick. “Take care of her or she’ll leave… I’m warning you this woman takes no shit from anyone and you might end up with a broken heart if you fuck around with her”. He points his sister and I grin that was not what I was expecting.

“That’s exactly what I like about her” I smile looking over at Flame who is looking between his brother and I.

“Whatever you say” he waves me off “See you Monday boss” with that he walks away. You know I didn’t even hire him yet, but okay.

“That was unexpectedly wholesome”.

“I know, right?” Sparks’ eyes widen. “I was so tensed, but he proved to have my back… that probably made up for the shit he put me through in highschool” she pockets her hands in her pants.

“I’m glad” I nod. She was amazing regardless of her poor taste in partners… I mean look at me, I didn’t want anyone to judge her based on who she chose to be with because then she would be judged wrongly. She’s anything but wrong.

“And it’s not that I’m scared of my mother I just… I’ll tell her when I’m ready. I mean, when we decide that we’re serious about things… Not that we’re not, and there’s no pressure in that at all, all time can be taken…”.

“Exactly” I interupt her rumbling, she looks so nervous “All time can be taken. No one is going anywhere and don’t worry about telling your mom, I dont give a shit about that, I just want you happy… And at the moment someone should be getting ready for our dinner” I pull her to me by the waist again.

“Okay” she grins placing one of her hands around my neck and the other one cups me cheek. Oh this feels amazing.

“Now listen… not that I want to stand out or anything. But where are the places you’ve been taken out?” I ask her. Hear me out, it’s been long since I went out with anyone. Last time I went on a date was in highschool. And I can imagine Sparks being the beautiful lady she is, has been on a lot, I don’t wanna fuck up and I don’t wanna be basic. I want to stand out, I always do when it comes to her.

“I don’t know” she shrugs thinking “One of Log’s friends took me to a baseball game, I hated it” she shakes her head frowning “Funny enough, he tried making a move on me after-“.

“Okay okay… I get it, you hate baseball” I stop her before I get too much unneeded information. I didn’t wanna picture her with anyone let alone a guy.

“Yes, and I hate when someone tries too hard. I just want a simple evening and after the work I’ve done today, a massage doesn’t sound so bad” she shrugs a small smile on her lips and an idea comes to mind. You know what I like and Sparks seems to like too? Alone time with me. So what better way to have this evening than with me cooking for her and giving her that massage. Oh I would massage her good.

“We’re leaving now love birds” Drew announces as they pass by us with Austin and a better idea comes in mind. Among all of us, Drew has the tidiest house with a kitchen with the best view plus Sparks can actually do her little star watching when she gets bored of watching me. That better not happen.

“Bye” Sparks waves them off and I watch as they walk out then decide to just tell Drew to stay at Austin’s tonight.

“Waittt… give me a minute, stay here” I tell Sparks and follow the boys as they reach outside and call out to them.

“Whaaaat?!” Austin whines, he was tired and grumpy, but it was his fault we had to move the bikes the second time so…

“I didn’t call you asshole, I called Drew” I point him.

“What?” Drew frowns as I wave my eyebrows at him.

“I need a favor”.

“Okay?”.

“Your apartment” I cut to the chase.

“Why?” he frowns harder.

“Listen what’s yours is mine, and I want to cook for my lady tonight and your apartment is the most romantic” I explain.

“That’s rude…” Austin mutters.

“No offense” I point him.

“I get it, but can you actully cook? Or will my home be getting a visit from the fire department tonight?” he raises his eyebrows.

I wasn’t raised with a mother that would call me to the kitchen and ask me to help them prepare dinner or with a dad that would do that. But there were certain days where Nik would decide on giving the house help a time off and he would call me to the kitchen and actually cook for me. Some days he’d let me help, some days he’d teach me a few things here and there and the guy is a pretty amazing cook I’ll give him that. Those were some of the best memories I had with my old man. The days that I would actually laugh with him and he would listen to my stories.

“I’m not quite sure, how about I suprise you?”.

“Cain…” Drew calls out in a warning tone and Austin smiles a bit amused by this.

“Let her have this dude cammon, besides it’d be hilarious to walk into a half burnt kitchen”.

“…Maybe” Drew shrugs and a grin slowly spreads across my face “That doesn’t mean you can burn my house down Cain” he points me.

“We’ll see about it… thanks guys”.

“You’re welcome, take care of my place” Drew warns me again.

“Or burn it down, maybe my house will be the romantic one” Austin adds with a shrug.

“Jealousy looks good on you” Drew smiles and they say their good byes and walk away arguing I don’t know what about. Since that was locked in, all I had to do was drive to my place, shower and change. Then go to the grocery store, wait… that was so unlike me. Ah fuck it.

I walk into the gym and to my surprise find Hayley and Sparks talking. Sparks has an unpleasent and uncomfortable look on her face and Hayley as always basks in that, that would explain the smile she had.

“What’s going on?” I wrap my arm around Sparks’ shoulder hoping Hayley hasn’t said anything to piss her off or worse… Incriminate me.

“Nothing… I was just telling your girlfriend here that I’m glad you found someone with a good eye for decour because you dont have it” Hayley says. At this point if someone called Sparks my girlfriend I wouldn’t correct them because what we had going on was hard to explain and we didn’t have to. Especially not to Hayley.

“Oh okay” I nod and look down at Sparks. Was that all?

“Remember how we’d always make future plans and I told you you would have no say in the décor?”. I said it once, I’ll say it again, I’m fine with Hayley speaking to me there’s a line though… She already reminds of the past enough without opening her stupid mouth.

“I think we should go” Sparks speaks making me break my glare towards Hayley. How was she comfortable enough to just speak about the past like that? I nod.

“I’ll see you guys” Hayley gets the memo for the first time since she was freaking born and grabs her shit then walks out awkwardly. Who wears heels to a gym? For fuck sake, tell me!!

“Are you okay?” Sparks tilts her head a bit as she studies me.

“Yeah, let’s get out of here” I grab her by the hand and start to pull her. I wanted to be out of here and alone with her because it all disappeared when I was with her. No matter what place and no matter what we were doing, everything seemed okay. My life seemed normal and happy and that was because she was in it.

“Where to?” she asks as I turn off the lights to the gym and close up.

“The grocery store” I wave my eyebrows at her.

“Wow” she chuckles “Baseball guy might not be that bad”.

“Shut up” I chuckle along with her.

“You know you have to drive me to my place first so I could shower right?” Sparks asks as I pull her to me by the waist, for the a hundredth time today hoping to get a kiss… Just a small kiss.

“That was not in my timetable”.

“I have to shower and look sexy for our grocery store date” she smiles looking into my eyes then her eyes slowly tracing my face. Why does she look at me so much?

“It’s just the grocery store, plus you’re always sexy”.

“Bullshit” her eyes finally land on my lips.

“You kiss your mother with that mouth?” cause fuck how’d I’d like to be the only one those lips touch.

“Mmh, but currently someone else has not been giving it a break”.

“Yeah but they don’t mind dirty words coming from your mouth… In fact they want you as dirty as possible” I mumble the last part as Sparks’ lips are already on mine, her hands pulling me closer to her by the hair… Damn the hair.

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Hello and good-whatever the time is wherever you are.. you better be doing okay, I’m giving you no other choice.

Also… you know what to do with that finger😌.

Still editing this one and the whole story in general… I have not posted in a while so here it is, and ummmm, thanksss to all of you readerrssss of mine.  I’m still working on cain and flamey’s date then after that theres alot to be done btwn cain and hays so… it’s about to get bumpy af.